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Differs from macclellandi by having back ashy-brown instead of olive- 

 green ; wings olive-green contrasting with the back, and forehead light rufous 

 with pale centres to the feathers. All my specimens agree with Col. Rippon's 

 Yunnanese birds and Col. Bingham's birds from the Shan States, 



They are very noisy birds, with sharp strident notes, quite different from 

 those of any other bulbuls. I could find no signs of their breeding during my 

 stay at Sinlum. 



(275) Hemixus macclellandi, (Horsf.) — (The Rufous-bellied Bulbul.) 



Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



^ (277) Alcurus striatus, (Blyth.) -(The Striated Green Bulbul.) 



Four specimens. 



* (279) MoLPASTES burmanicus, (Sharpe.) — (The Burmese Red-vented 



Bulbul.) 



Kaclun ?iame.— Kator-tor-mung. 



This bird must be partially migratorj', as when I first went up to Sinlum 

 they were very scarce, but at the beginning of May their numbers were 

 considerably increased. They probably come up to the hills for nesting 

 purposes, and to feed on the wild raspberries which fruit in such profusion 

 about this time. I found several nests in May. 



* (287) Xanthixus flavescens, (Blyth.) -(Blyth's Bulbul.) 

 Kacliin name. — Cheng-ma-kator. 



The commonest Bulbul above 4,000 feet. Breeds during May and June : 

 and seems to prefer heavier jungle than P. xanthorrhous. It builds the usual 

 type of nest and lays 2 eggs, I never found more. 



(288) Otocompsa emeria, (Linn.)— (The Red-whiskered Bulbul.) 



Very common in the plains round Bhamo. 



* (292) Spizixds canifrons, Blyth.— (The Finch-billed Bulbul.) 

 Kachin 7iame. — Kator-sit. 



All my specimens have the ear-coverts decidedly grey, and not pale brown. 

 Fairly plentiful in the hills, and breeds during April and May, nesting in the 

 wild raspberry bushes, and seems invariably to use the curled tendrils of creepers 

 largely in the composition of its nest. It lays two eggs, I never found three 

 in one nest. 



'(298a) Pycnonotus xanthorrhous, Anders.— (Anderson's Bulbul.) 



Kachin name. —Kator- tor- prong. 



Common in the hills round Sinlum. and seems to prefer the more or less open 

 hill-sides, whereas X. flavescens keeps to the denser and more matted jungle. 



Nesting. — It always seems to build its nest which is of the usual Bulbul 

 type, within two or three feet of the ground, generally placing it in a bramble- 

 bush amongst long grass and weeds : and almost invariably lays three eggs, 

 only on one or two occasions I have taken two mcubated eggs. It is impossible 

 to describe the eggs which vary like those of others of the family, they are 

 however always very glossy. Average of 9 eggs •80x-62, the largest being 

 •83 X -63, smallest -78 x -03. 

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